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Roman Emperor - Nerva

Marcus Cocceius Nerva, a 60-year-old senator who became the first of the five good emperors. Following Domitian, he was the first of the emperors to select an heir rather than a blood relative.

Nerva
Information on the Roman emperor Nerva.

Nerva
Nerva was the Roman emperor who followed Domitian and was named the first of the five good emperors by Gibbon.

Nerva
De Imperatoribus Romanis article on the Roman Emperor Nerva (A.D. 96-98), by David Wend.

Alphabetical Imperial Index
List of emperors sorted alphabetically and their dates, from De Imperatoribus Romanis.

Stemmata of the good emperors
The family tree of the good emperors is loosely connected through marriage. The emperors on its branches are Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Lucius Verus, Marcus Aurelius, Antoninus Pius and Commodus.

A Visual Compendium of the Roman Emperors
Justin D. Paola's list of the Roman emperors, their busts and any contributions they made to Roman art or architecture; also coin portraits.

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